Opinion

Executive immunity brings stability, freedom of action, democratic necessity, time and energy.

Pakistan is mounted on a dead horse with its citizens ignoring the steady decomposition and stench of decaying flesh.

By accepting contentions of petitioners, ignoring argument of government, SC has exposed itself to perception of bias.

Economic management of the entire term has been in a reactive, firefighting mould.

Rules for media’s behaviour, whether by Supreme Court or government, would amount to ‘prior restraint’ & ‘censorship’.

The world is transforming fast, we have not been able to benefit from it because we lack the capacity and education.

For Ms Kaif to get an offer of Rs2.5 crore from a Karachi millionaire for a show would not be a great surprise.

The Pakistani automobile elite seem to think that free and abundant parking is, somehow, a birthright.

Grameen Bank, ownership shares of its women clients are threatened by PM Sheikh Hasina Wajid of Bangladesh.

Let the media anchors work harder and discuss substantive rather than abstract moral dilemmas.

While the United States has few good options in Afghanistan, Pakistan will lose more from a precipitous US withdrawal.

The repeal of the blasphemy laws should only be the first goal in a much larger fight.

It must be noted that a social media campaign is only as good as the work done on the ground.

The hidden reality is that hate, intolerance and violence are collectively shared, authorised and ignored.

Iran wanted to ensure a successful Non-Aligned Summit to weaken US-led efforts to isolate it.

Baig constantly talked about the origins of words; he passed the disease on to me.

The fight against problems of Pakistan needs passion for sustenance but a cool head for thinking and execution.

Sunni Arab support for the rebellion against Assad, an ally of Iran, could set off a new sectarian strife.

Power supply is one constraint, the more serious issue is India’s inability to pay for power.

A wholesale change of mindset and approach needs to happen before we are able to make a mark in the academic world.

Treating this country as Jinnah’s bequest infantilises Pakistanis and justifies a paternalistic state.

No other religion in the world is as fair as Islam to people of other faiths.

Pakistan’s polity, economy need to be underpinned by cultural norms of tolerance, human solidarity, sharing & caring.

What should be the content of the policies to be adopted in order to move the economy on to a growth path?

What must one do with the constant bombardment of feedback from your online audience?

Claims about doing better than others are not credible at all because they have no basis in reality.

The governance and institutional components of the PTI’s Vision immediately bring some questions to mind.

PPP may not get same response as last time, but it will be in hot seat, pulling strings that make marionettes dance.

Politicians, their sons are corrupt, cry foul on being prosecuted, but sons of My Lords are genetically incorruptible.

I’ve been to Mumbai, Pune several times. But my trip to India this May was life-altering in a different way.

Pakistanis believe that Pakistan and Israel are the only two states which came into being in the name of religion.

Increasing economic disparity, greed, profiteering, social fabric falling apart, excesses of Eid cannot be justified.

In recent cases of conflict in Middle East, we find an attempt to project tussle in sectarian than political terms.

There were no tales of the miraculous powers of Bilawal Shah Noorani in 1983. I am sure, there are now.

Must we turn our anger on hapless women and men because it is so much easier to prey on the weak?

If Swiss letter is written, will the heavens fall, will the president be stripped of his preciously guarded immunity?

PTI does promise something for its youthful constituency. For the rest, there will be BISP under another name.

Ordinary people care less about the grand notions of freedom and suffrage than food and water.

While public sector litigation deserves urgent attention, also puts limits to the extent to which apex courts can go.

Access to official machinery benefits the current legislators against the nationalists.

The last 15 days saw three quite ludicrous, dangerous interviews aired on our TV channels.

If Fiza, Maryam & Aseefa want to be seen as leaders, they need to move out of shadows of inheritances, media managers.

On August 29, for the first time in India, a sitting MLA, was found to have instigated violence in Gujarat in 2002.

National, televised party leaders’ debates would give an opportunity to compare vision, policy ideas of parties.

Paralympians play an important role as catalysts for changing the negative perceptions about disability.

Some commentators have gone so far as to accuse the Chinese of pursuing a neocolonialist policy in Africa.

It is important that honours policy is rethought to recognise people who keep the country together through their work

If the Army is now troubled by sectarianism in Pakistan, it cannot wash its hands of the matter.

This is also my country. And it is of other minorities also, all of whom love this country as much as you.

I have done my job for years in the same way. Will go on doing, whether Mr Memon or his Boss likes it or not.